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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
: Diffuse alveolar ... Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Chest CT • Thickened ... background of diffuse ... DDx: PAP, pulm edema ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #radiology #clinical
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... BAC • Crazy Paving ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... chest to evaluate ... typically seen on chest ... CT ... #differential #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... Sheet An acute diffuse ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... Myocarditis: • Diffuse ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... (Eiffel Tower sign
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... pain/tightness ... Nasal polyps and signs ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential